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Architecture expert Stephen Fox serves as a tour guide
"Why don't you drive, Stephen?" I asked Stephen Fox recently. In the dozen years that I've known him, I've asked him that maybe a dozen times. It boggles me that the expert on the architecture of Houston, one of the planet's most sprawling, car-dominated cities, never gets behind the wheel.
"Why would I?" he answered: a joke, delivered with a smile that I could sense over the phone, but in a tone of voice that snapped the subject closed. Maybe I'll try again next year.
I returned to my main order of business. I was excited that Fox had released the long-awaited update to his AIA Guide to Houston Architecture. "The Guide," Houston design fans call it simply: as in, "That building is in The Guide."
I asked Fox if he'd take a Chronicle photographer and me on a tour of whatever place has changed most since the last edition of the guide appeared. We agreed to work out the details later; he wanted to think what area would be best.
But one detail was already, automatically worked out: I'd drive.
Fake old and real old
I met Fox and photographer Michael Paulsen outside Fox's office at Rice. Paulsen folded himself and his equipment into the backseat of my battered Hyundai. Fox sat in front, with an annotated, much-used Key Map in his lap. He doesn't traffic with GPS systems or smartphone maps; he explains that it's because he can't scribble notes on those.
I turned on my iPhone's recorder and asked that he hold it, so that I wouldn't have to take notes while I drove. He handled it gingerly: a foreign object. Dapper, precise and elegantly polite, he seems a man out of time. In his world, refinement and good taste are absolutes, unsullied by postmodern in-the-eye-of-the-beholder notions; he yearns for the perfect balance of tradition and innovation, for perfect proportions, for thoughtful detailing - in short, for beauty, though he avoids such loosey-goosey words. I've never seen him without a bow tie. Sometimes he wears cuff links. Naturally, there is no app for The Guide.
We headed southwest, toward fast-growing Sugar Land - though not, Fox was at pains to say, because of its architectural distinction. Much of what we'd see was either "kitsch" (he says the word with faint disgust) or notable not because of its quality, but because it's "representative of suburban Texas." He sounds discouraged, as he often does when discussing or writing about architecture of this new century. The current state of affairs, he states glumly in The Guide's introduction, "suggests that the architectural epoch of the 1970s and '80s - the period of Pennzoil Place and the Menil Collection - was an exceptional high point in the city's history, rather than marking the attainment of a permanent state of grace." He notes recent bright spots here and there: Discovery Green, Buffalo Bayou, some lovely houses. But generally speaking, these have been a dispiriting couple of decades.
We stopped first at the Southern National Bank Building (now Prosperity Bank Sugar Land, T-25 in The Guide's Sugar Land tour). "Monticello with drive-through windows," Fox called it. Stewart Morris, chairman of Southern National Bank, was a huge Thomas Jefferson fan, Stephen explained; when he commissioned Kirksey architects to re-create many of Jefferson's buildings, he apparently considered it an homage.
I drove slowly through the bizarre little campus, built between 1997 and 2005. There's the Museum of Southern History (formerly the Museum of Confederate History, T-26), modeled on Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest; and what was to have been Southern National Bank's headquarters (T-27), a reproduction of the lawn at Jefferson's University of Virginia. But after Southern National was sold, Prosperity Bank suspended the project, with only one of the lawn's buildings complete.
I grumbled about the Disneyland strangeness of the place, a weird piece of Virginia innovation, copied reverently and transposed to Sugar Land. Fox shook his head. "Don't blame Virginia," he said. "This is all Texas."
We drove toward the old Imperial Sugar site, with the historic Char Filter House (198 Kempner, T-4), where cane was once refined into sugar. It's the chief industrial remnant of "old Sugar Land," Fox explained: First slaves, then prison labor, worked the cane fields; when even prisoners became unavailable, German and Moravian workers were lured in from nearby counties to settle what was very much a company town.
We turned, cruising through neighborhoods of modest 1950s houses. And suddenly, astonishingly, we arrived at 806 Lakeview (T-1), a rambling, elegant country house designed by William Ward Watkin, the founder of Rice's architecture department. W.T. Eldridge, one of the founders of Imperial Sugar Co., built this, the company town's only large house, in 1928; it looks like an expanded version, Fox said, of the faculty club Watkin designed for Rice. In its day, it must have been astonishing; but now, with its grounds shrunken and the back badly altered, it seemed deflated. "Perpetually for sale," Fox said. I drove on.
The new
We headed for "new Sugar Land," which began in the oil-boom 1970s. First Colony really was the first of its kind: Developed by Gerald D. Hines Interests and the Royal Dutch/Shell Pension Fund, the development seemed determined to define itself as something elevated far above the hard, dirty work of refining sugar; and also utterly different from the messy, ruleless sprawl of Houston. Here, everything would be master-planned, coordinated in a comforting red-brick sameness.
"The basic theme is reassurance," Fox said. "Nothing will get too far out of control. Everything will always be 'nice.' " As in many of Houston's suburbs, buyers had financial incentives to use the builders' undistinguished stock plans. Those who yearned for interesting architecture went elsewhere.
We drove to Sugar Land Town Center (2700 Town Center Blvd., T-20, T-21), a mixed-use "lifestyle center" built in 2004 to give spread-out, suburban Sugar Land an old-fashioned, walkable core - but one that, notably, is jammed against U.S. 59. We drove slowly through the apartment buildings with their first-floor restaurants and retail stores, Sugar Land's affluent multiracial demographic in full view. We paused in front of Sugar Land's new Town Hall, a pseudo-historical building, or, in The Guide's words, "a postmodern spin on a neo-Classical building. However the liberties it takes with Classical architecture are so scandalous that they deprive it of the decorum for which it yearns."
The plaza's pièce de résistance, though, just plain yearns for drama. In a wiggy fountain, a bronze Stephen F. Austin, in actual history a measured statesman, bestrides a rearing horse, apparently crossing a raging river; next to him, another horse appears to be drowning. Excitement, it appears, is OK in Sugar Land and can even be manufactured - as long as it's bronze and red brick, and located safely in the past.
"I love this," Fox said ironically. "It's so surreal."
We drove south. He drooped as we drove past red-brick privacy walls, red-brick houses, red-brick office buildings, red-brick churches. For me, everything began to blend together - until we turned on Palm Royale Boulevard, lined with humongous red-brick houses from the last couple of decades, most with turrets, all slight variations on the same nouveau-riche theme. I drove slowly, ogling the spectacle, one whacked-out showstopper after the next, interspersed with undeveloped lots. The red-brick reassurance of niceness clearly wasn't an assurance of good taste. "These 10,000-plus-square-foot Mediterranean extravaganzas bear the same relation to architecture that drag show queens bear to women," Stephen had written tartly in The Guide. "Not the real thing, perhaps, but entertaining nonetheless in their bold and hilarious voluptuousness."
Abruptly, the street dead-ended into a T-intersection facing a utility easement. Stephen laughed. "Such an ignominious end," he said wryly, "for such grand ambition."
We drove awhile longer, leaving Sugar Land and touring more of southwest Houston - most interestingly, a wild assemblage of houses of worship erected by a wild assemblage of immigrants. Many - like the astounding white-wedding-cake BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (1150 Brand Lane, S-36), a 2004 Hindu temple intricately carved, piece by detailed marble piece, by stonecutters brought from India - seemed exercises in homesickness. It was a brick-and-mortar yearning to be somewhere else, not here. In that alone, it reminded me of the drive-through Monticello we'd started with.
The sun was dropping; It was past time for us all to go home. We stopped at the Raindrop Turkish House complex (9301 W. Bellfort, S-27), so that Paulsen could take Fox's photo. "Pure kitsch," Fox pronounced the onion-domed cultural center, built in 2008 and 2011: a conglomeration of Ottoman geegaws that, if you were in the mood, might be amusing.
On Paulsen's command, Fox posed in the parking lot, squinting into the sun. With the brassy representative of this new century's architecture at his back, he held the latest edition of his book. He tried hard to smile.


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Baldessari's Crowds With Shape of Reason Missing (2012)
In John Baldessari's Crowds with Shape of Reason Missing (2012), individuals gather together in formation or haphazardly while captivated by the unknown – a somewhat silly white blob. The artist removes the predominant subject of the photographic image and replaces it with the nondescript form. Baldessari chose vintage movie stills that seem at once recognizable and yet unfamiliar. With the main subject gone, the focal point is unclear, which leads us to scan the faces and actions of the crowds: soldiers, onlookers, community members, and harem girls. The viewer then focuses on the reactionary rather than the primary. The artist elucidates: "Erasure is a kind of gap. The imagery that our culture produces tends to have its own coherence and legibility, and the set of expectations that comes with that legibility can be disrupted through visual interventions." Baldessari effectively transfixes us by barring us from the action; he forces us to reconsider the now voided narrative.

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Ariel Castro's ex-daughter-in-law never felt comfortable around the man who police say kept three young women trapped in a Cleveland home for a decade.
Monica Stephens -- who was once married to Castro's son Anthony -- said she never developed a close relationship with Castro, primarily because of the stories her ex-husband and ex-mother-in-law had shared with her.
"I never had the desire to get to know him personally or very closely," Stephens told CNN's Piers Morgan on Tuesday night. "Both my ex-husband and his mother had shared with me stories of how he had beaten them, locked them in the house, just treated them like hostages, so I never had a desire to get to know him. He didn't have that like, you know, father-in-law appeal."
Stephens said she had been told Castro's alleged abuse of Anthony Castro began when he was a child and that he even beat his wife, Grimilda Figueroa, after she had brain surgery.
"He still continued to beat her. He hit her in the head. Either he kicked her or hit her with a lead pipe," she said. "I don't even think I really fully could grasp just how horrible some of the stories were."
In addition to the beatings, Castro "played a lot of mind games" with the family members, Stephens said she was told.
Court documents show that Castro was in fact accused in 2005 of repeated abuse and domestic violence against Figueroa. The allegations include a broken nose, broken ribs and threats to kill her. But after several missed court appearances by Castro and repeated court delays, the petition was dismissed.
Lawyers for Castro told CNN affiliate WKYC that their client is being wrongly depicted by many.
"The initial portrayal by the media has been one of a 'monster' and that's not the impression that I got when I talked to him for three hours," attorney Craig Weintraub told WKYC.
Another Castro attorney, Jaye Schlachet, added: "I know the media wants to jump to conclusions and all the people in the community want to say terrible things about the person who's accused. We are not even at the beginning of the process. If this was a marathon race, we're not even at the starting line yet."
During her marriage, Stephens made a visit with Anthony Castro to Ariel Castro's home. Stories she heard about how he would "obsessively" keep things locked up in the house made her nervous during her short visit.
"I don't think we were there more than 20 minutes. It wasn't a normal occurrence. I think that was the one and only time I had ever been there. Ariel Castro always gave me the heebie-jeebies, but I thought that was just because of my personal bias," she said. "Like I said, I just attribute to the things I had heard about him."
Stephens said she didn't hear any unusual noises when she was in the house.
The three women once held captive in that house -- Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight -- have said in a statement from their attorney they want privacy so they can reconnect with their families. They also won't be giving any media interviews until after the criminal case against Castro is complete.
Berry and DeJesus returned to joyous homecomings with their families last week. The whereabouts of Knight are unknown. She has not reunited with her family, but a source close to the investigation told CNN she "is in a safe place and very comfortable."
Castro, a 52-year-old bus driver and musician, faces charges of rape and kidnapping in connection with the prolonged captivity of the women.
According to initial police reports, the women told investigators that they were chained in the basement of the home, but later moved upstairs to rooms on the second floor. They were allowed out of the home only twice, and then just briefly, according to the document.


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According to NYPD statistics this violent assault did not happen either.
There were thousands of NYPD just a few blocks away but none to be seen and Det John Vergona taught me first hand the NYPD are experts at selling the lie crime is done because the NYPD make crimes go away because the NYPD treats crime like a numbers game -- like a casino in Las Vegas the fix is in.
Crime is up in NYC and in your face as much as the NYPD are doing their best to make sure crime is not reported. Thanks to the First Precinct Det Squad for giving me a first hand experience at what Adrian Schoolcraft tapes prove.
I was told to not call the NYPD and obviously the NYPD have such a bad reputation you can see why they are not called and even if there were very few NYPD would do what they are legally required.
Dishonest NYPD will fix it in dirty corrupt ways --- really terrible.


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These handmade beads by Paula Radke are made in California. The colors and sizes can vary slightly due to the handmade aspects of the material.
This fabulous bead is made by hand using the same techniques used by ancient and modern Murano glass makers.The technique of flameworking or lampworking is used to shape these beads.
Dichroic glass became popular within the last 25 years has become a favorite of many glass artists. These are made in California from materials manufactured in the USA.
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The University of Houston is home to an innovative farming system that will serve as a laboratory to study food safety. The Aquaponics system also will grow as much as 75 pounds of produce to be donated to area food pantries.
"Though the practice of using fish as a source of nitrogen to feed plants has been around for more than 30 years, primarily in Japan where farmland is a premium, Aquaponics is moving more and more into the U.S.," said Jay Neal, assistant professor of food safety in the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management.
The UH Aquaponics system is built entirely in a 15 x 25 laboratory. A 600-gallon water tank is home to more than 200 tilapia. Water from the fish tank will flow through a PVC pipe over clay media into a floating garden supporting squash plants. From there the nutrient-rich water is drained into a second floating garden of lettuce and assorted herbs. The root systems clean the water, which is then filtered back into the tilapia tank.
"It's a completely closed system," he said. "The water is completely replenished and recycled."
The project is in collaboration with the agricultural department at the Houston Community College-Katy Campus.
Neal, whose research on food safety and contaminates has yielded best practices for small farms and farmers' markets, will use the system to examine the prevalence of contaminates on produce from Aquaponics gardens compared with farmers' markets and supermarkets produce.
"Certainly, there is bacteria everywhere, but we have found that with an Aquaponics system, the microbial load is very limited," he said.
One growing cycle will yield approximately 75 pounds of produce—squash, lettuce and herbs. Neal says the harvest will be donated to area organizations to help their clients.
"We'd like to use this as a model to supplement food deserts in urban environments, places that are without steady sources of nutrition," Neal said. "This is an immediate need and something we can do for our community."
Learn more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeTBpUutx6o
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UH Hilton College Researchers to Grow, Study Produce From New Aquaponics System
Alternative Farming System Also Will Provide Food for Area Food Deserts
The University of Houston is home to an innovative farming system that will serve as a laboratory to study food safety. The Aquaponics system also will grow as much as 75 pounds of produce to be donated to area food pantries.


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Students planning to enter graduate study in integrative biology are expected to have the equivalent of a major in a biological science, although students with other appropriate backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
Integrative Biology admits students to the Ph.D. program only. Occasionally a student's academic goal changes and they may petition for a master's degree.
The program for the Ph.D. varies considerably, according to the background and interests of individual students. All candidates for the Ph.D. must pass an oral qualifying examination. The crucial part of the Ph.D. program is the dissertation, based upon original research in which the candidate demonstrates the ability to conduct independent study and to incorporate the results in a thesis.
One year of experience as a graduate student instructor, an advanced evolution course, a seminar on teaching pedagogy are required as part of the Ph.D. program in integrative biology.
For questions and inquiries, please contact the Graduate Affairs Office.
The Department of Integrative Biology
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I can not tell how many times the words "meeting again today" has flashed on my twitter feed just to have me roll my eyes and sigh heavily. SIGH. The NHL (now known as the NO Hockey League) is quickly becoming a parody upon itself. All the while we have seen jabs sent back and forth between the players union and the owners and, after a while, it just becomes white noise.
The league has probably killed the casual fan for a year or two and will lose more fans as the lockout drags on. While the hard core fans can only shake our heads as both sides claim us as a collective are for one side or the other.
It is the hardcore sides of the players union and owners that keep the boys off the ice which some have claimed are the wrong ones to be in talks in the first place. If the owners who can withstand a year (or two) with out the sport playing and the players who are dug in for that duration are the front liners in talks, I doubt the league will do much to get the ice back in the arenas.
I have heard of an idea to end the impasse a few times, both on twitter and talking with others disgruntled fans. Why not let the players and owners who want to get back to playing hockey do the mediations? It is a sound question and a solution may present itself faster than hearing the dreaded white noise of both sides "meeting again today".
In the end, the fans really don't care which side wins, because both sides are losing the longer the lockout continues. Maybe we should call it the NO Hockey, Losers!


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Seems we have to wait the release 20.2.45 to handle the Raw file from the Fuji Xpro 1 !
DxO Labs has released version 8.1.4 of its DxO Optics Pro software. Both the Elite and Standard versions gain Nikon Coolpix P7700, Nikon 1 J3, Olympus XZ-2 iHS, and Panasonic DMC-GH3 support. The update also adds more than 200 lens and cameras combinations for Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic, Pentax, Sigma, Tokina, and Zeiss users. These modules join the existing list of over 11,000 combinations.
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I have noticed a lot of them being posted.
I personally do not think Orbs are ghosts, authentic orbs are rare, and usually do not appear in multiples.
What makes an orb real?
Posted 21 March 2002 - 02:01 PM
Though it is almost impossible to prove for a fact so far that they exist, it is also just as impossible to disprove them.
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We have captured a couple of images that based on other work at the same time we believe to be true. BUT, that's out of literally 1000's of photos. On the other hand...we have dumped tons of "orb" photos. It takes a lot before we say.."hey, this orb photo can't be explained" at least not by what we know right now.
I also agree that an open mind is critical..but that's from both ways. Not just open to the idea of ghosts, but also that many are natural causes and as ghosthunters or investigators we need to be aware of the weaknesses in our field (if that makes sense)
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Alot of wisdom in that statement ;D
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Posted 01 August 2002 - 11:25 AM
Give me a break with the 'orb' talk! Folks, this is the light from your camera reflecting on moisture beads in the air, or it is dust particles on your lens. Don't fool yourselves! As I said in the Skeptics thread: I must have scores of ghosts following me throughout my life, because I've had plenty of 'orbs' show up on my prints. And don't fool yourselves with cigarette smoke floating in front of your flash either! I'm not a skeptic, I'm a realist. Show me some REAL stuff, people! I've seen very few of what I would believe is something "otherworldly" show up on ghost sites, but the worldly is all too obvious.
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Education Matters: Scoping colleges online
In my last article, "The Great American College Road Trip" https://www.summitdaily.com/article/20120710/NEWS/120709825/1042&parentprofile=1060, I wrote about what to look for on the college visit. However, I know that unless they have a magic carpet, most students can't just fly off to see all the schools they might be interested in. So how can they research a college online? Here's my "how to" guide! First of all, there's objective information. Where can you find the statistics for the colleges that interest you? http://www.nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ – College Navigator from the National Center for Education StatisticsFor more information, go here, then type in the name of the school you want to research and the state where it's located. http://www.ucan-network.org/ – University College and Accountability NetworkThis lists many private member colleges and uses great graphics to illustrate the information. Subjective information is also useful. Though based on opinions, not fact, it is still informative. Here are some of my favorite sites:www.unigo.comwww.collegeprowler.comwww.campustours.comwww.ecampustours.comwww.youniversitytv.com/ – This website has eight-minute videos of college campus tours.www.youtube.com – don't forget to look for videos on the college that interests you. Then there are the college's own websites. This will be a combination of both objective and subjective information. Go to the Admissions page and look for the virtual tour, or photo tour. Also check out the Academic links, then those for Student Life, and once you get going, you can go on and on.What should you be looking for on these virtual visits? Instead of just randomly clicking around, I like to see a more focused search. I often do this with my students and I love to hear them exclaim "Wow!" when they see how much a college really has to offer. I suggest that the student makes up a Campus Virtual Visit Worksheet and records the following information: Name of College: Website: Location: Size: Best known for:What programs or courses do they offer that interest you the most?Any particular observations about what the college has to offer? Impressions of campus from virtual tour:Percentage of students who live on campus all four years: Percentage of students who return after freshman year (freshman retention rate):Percentage of students who graduate in six years: Do you see any clubs, sports, or activities that interest you? Can you easily find the career center on the website? What does the website say about internships? What percentage of students study abroad and where do they go? Do you see any information about advising? Are students encouraged to double major, create their own majors, or do a dual major? Do you have any ideas about what you might like to do? Does the website give the average class size? How would you decribe the community at this college? What is the surrounding town like? How selective is this college/university? Average SAT/ACT:Average GPA:Percentage of students admitted: Interview required: yes/noCost – tuition, room and boardWhat kind of merit scholarships do they offer? (see financial aid page of website)Could you see yourself on this campus? How would you rate your impressions of this school? > Loved it! It's going on the list! Why did you love it? > Liked it a lot. I think it will be on the list. > I don't think it's the school for me because …Are there any other features of this school that you want to be sure to remember? If you can keep a running record of schools you research, then it should help you to create a college list that might be just right for you! Rebecca (Becky) Grappo, M.Ed, is a Certified Educational Planner and the founder of RNG International Educational Consultants. She works with students in Colorado as well as throughout the world to help find the right boarding school or college for them, and assists with the application process from start to finish. You can visit her website at http://www.rebeccagrappo.com or come to her office in Dillon.
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There is one place in particular that always downright scared me when I was a kid - the Tudor Kitchens. Nothing to do with the way they were set up for visitors, more one corner that I always REFUSED to walk into. The other place that scared the heck out of me as a child there was King Henry VIII's apartments, with the chapel as the focal point of that area.
Thay actually do lanternlight tours of the inside of the castle at night with costumed guides - my mother assures me they're the best way to see the castle, although I never forked the money out for those
So yes, Jeff! Next time you're over - GO! It's an amazing place.
Posted 12 March 2005 - 05:03 AM
hi, just read you live in Chester, im down the road in Liverpool and yes Chester is full of history and hauntings, what a beautiful and interesting place to live. You need to try York as well steeped in history and hauntings.
I've been there loads of times, i'm a born and bred 'Londoner' so it was in easy reach to visit i always feel chills down my spine, or other feelings when i am there. I now live in Chester up north which is Also full of history, we still have the city walls which were first built when the city was a Romn fort, theres even a few patches of the original Roman wall, though most has been rebuilt in later centuries. Theres also a small ampitheatre.
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I would love to hear your opinions and thoughts on this: How personal is too personal? Do you overshare alot? Have you ever overshared and maybe should not have?
I would love to hear your opinions and thoughts on this: How personal is too personal? Do you overshare alot? Have you ever overshared and maybe should not have?
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I don't use my real name on my blog and I made my blog un-google-able. I no longer bitch about my friends, enemies and bosses on my blog. But ... it's all very difficult striking a balance. Some are more sensitive than others.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 July 2009 at 11:43
I write mostly about myself and J. Most never about family or friends...if I wanted to do that I always think that if they want their business out there THEY would start a blog. It's just not my place.ReplyDelete
I don't care when people overshare...in the end it's their decision and I actually admire them putting it all out there. I like REAL people and real thoughts and feelings and opinions and not just fluff to keep the blog going. I want to know that there is an actual person sitting behind the computer. That said, juvenile and mean things just for the hell of it, doesn't appeal to me.
I guess what I'm trying to say is to each his own. :)
I try to be VERY careful to not write anything that could get me in trouble, or hurt anyone I know, or blog about work and attract some kind of lawsuit. I have shared my blog with a few people,a nd although I amde them swear not to tell anyone, you can never be sure.ReplyDelete
I think people share to much, it is almost like a pandemic of self importance, where we think we are more interesting and important than we really are. Some things are meant to be kept to yourself.
I think!
Mmm...good question! My blog is not anonymous at all - I prefer it that way. I want my kids one day to read it and read about my real life. With pictures and what did day to day. That said I do watch i what i write, I try not to write about other people.ReplyDelete
I have thought about going private, but I love the idea of meeting new people, and that makes it harder. Anyway we will see.
I have actually never really thought about this... I dont think i write anything thats overly personal on my blog twitter etc... I do have loads of pics of myself though so def not anon! :P i actually dont mind who reads my blog as i dont write any bad things about people xxReplyDelete
BB - Agree with you in some respects. Blogs can, and will hurt peoples feelings at some point, depending on how and what you blog. And it's all very easy to hide behind a false name. But don't be too quick to judge...some blogs are a relfections of peoples lives and it gives them great comfort to be able to express themselves how they wish. I don't expect you to enjoy my posts about my drunken social life, but I seem to remember reading a post not too long ago about your very own hangover. As your readers, we've even been able to ask you questions about your personal life and answer polls.ReplyDelete
My point is, we're not forced to read peoples blogs, we choose too. And the blogger must suffer any consequence therewith, just like in life.
PS. Just be glad I never posted videos of my hip-hop dance lessons. ;)
I am totally myself on my blog, but I figure if I wouldn't talk about it to a group of people at a party, I won't talk about it on my blog.ReplyDelete
That said, I want to bust wide open some taboos, like depression, fat discrimination, faith etc, sexual assault so I will get pretty detailed with those, because I think it's important to speak up.
This is a strange difficult balance to strike.ReplyDelete
I find that especially with the subject matter of my blog ( interpersonal relationships ).
If I got too personal, I would increase the potential of people getting hurt.
To remedy this I decided to keep the blog relatively anonymous and only those who know me well would know who I'm talking about.
I think it's the individual bloggers choice on how personal to get. It's also the choice of the reader.
If you don't fear the backlash, ( and there always is something ) of bashing your friends, boss on your blog or on twitter, well then go for it.
But as general rule of thumb, er to the side of safety if you are unsure where your balance is.
BB - Understood, and I'm sorry. It was meant in a broader sense and not directly at you.ReplyDelete
I was just highlighting on your point that 'in your opinion, some blogs are too personal' and you have every right to that, as well as making a very valid argument. I did, however, miss read your next sentence and for that, I apologise.
If I truly believed that you didn't enjoy reading about drunken exploints, my lastest shag and running from police dogs, you wouldn't be the first person to comment on my blog, everyday, for the last year.
Again, didn't mean to be unfair.
- Anonymous20 July 2009 at 13:18
I don't like to get too personal but I feel like some times I just get emotionally wrapped up in something and let it all out. Sometimes I even end up going back and erasing my post because I re read it and it was way too much. Good postReplyDelete
I read a blog called "dooce". Her blog is very personal. When she first started it she was employed by a web design company in LA and got fired for writing about her job. Her blog is so well know it now supports her family - neither her nor her husband have to work. She has advertisers begging for a banner across her page, piles of books all over her house from publishers and authors, makeup, clothes you name it wanting some form of mention. I recon we can attribute this to her being so open, brutally honest and not afraid to speak of very personal matters and experiences. I also think she has helped a lot of woman by writing about her experience of nearly offing herself and landing in a mental institution after giving birth to her first daughter and how she got through it. She has just had her second baby and has written about how she couldn't come off her meds (an educational read, especially for moms who, like herself, suffered from postpartum depression) and how this time around it was a hell of a lot easier. I think it's great to share personal experience if you can. It makes other people, who might be experiencing the same thing, feel not so alone in this world and maybe help them understand how to deal with whatever they may be going through or point them in the right direction. She is very crude and straight forward and can have me rolling around on the floor clutching at my sides with laughter.ReplyDelete
BUT my blog is about my adventures, what inspires me, and the things I love. These stories sometimes encompass a friend or family member and the memory of that moment shared but I would never say anything derogatory about someone close to me and there are many aspects of myself and my life that are not ever going to splashed across the internet for the world to see. For instance, I have written a post about my Gran but I won't put the inspiration behind the post on my blog because it is a private matter. I also cannot post about my boyfriend. It just feels to intimate a topic to share with complete strangers.
So I guess what I'm trying to say is that I like to read about other peoples personal lives but would not post about my own.
I am certain that people stumbling upon / readers of my blog will say that I overshare. My intention was never for me to be known in person or for any of my blog readers to find out my identity, so it was 'safe' in a way. Of course, as time goes on, you get to know people through blogging / social networking and you let them know your name, see a photo thats not just a teaser, etc. My blog, however is my outlet and I do write my innermost feelings and fears, all my heartaches and share my truest joys. For those who now know me personally, it certainly does seem like oversharing.ReplyDelete
I guess its all about how much of your identity you reveal for it to be oversharing?
I'm sure you'd consider my blog in the "oversharing" category. I keep my blog anonymous so that I feel free to share personal things with my readers. But my rule is to write so that if someone I know does find my blog it might embarass me but not hurt anyone else. I don't write to insult or belittle people. It's just me, telling my stories. And those stories right now often center around our trying to start a family.ReplyDelete
i use pseudonymn online. but i promote my blog to my friends and students. so, i know that what i write is open and i am totally accountable to people around me. that is why i have a personal diary blog (i keep to myself) to write about the more sensitive issues.ReplyDelete
Interesting question...one that I (and I'm sure anyone who has a blog) has thought about a bit. I have done quite a bit of sharing of emotional struggles, goals, musings, interesting conversations, and bad dates! But I try to keep details vague or outright change them. I never use names. And sometimes I post things out of chronological order in my life so they aren't fresh in the actualy people's minds (or hearts)ReplyDelete
I understand what you are saying about oversharing. I have a friend who posts very suggestive pictures of herself on her facebook and updates it several times a day with such gems as: "wondering if Christian Bale would be that domineering in bed." It gets a bit uncomfortable. Especially seeing her in person and having her ask about her latest pic. Plus, I wonder what her kids think of this?
I guess it really comes down to personal preference, but I certainly hope nobody has ever read my blog and squirmed with embarassment!
Interesting debate but i guess it comes down to the motivation behind blogging.ReplyDelete
I blog because it "exercises" my writing. It ensures that I write frequently which is important to me. Secondly, i really really enjoy it. I find it so therapeutic to have this online voice and community. BB perhaps whats disappointing is the actual exploits of some bloggers rather than the fact that they share them? I'm hypothesizing here (yep - it's true I'm a geek) but perhaps it's the people themselves and their actions which are offensive.
Anyway, as for me and my blog, i reckon if you met me you'd feel you know me - No online alterego. No secret personality. What you read is me!
PS - you now HAVE to comment on my latest post... the post idea detailed there could well be considered an overshare and I'd like your view on it, but know this much - I'm sure as hell not one for detailing blood and gore so that's NOT what it would be!!
ok lady have a fantabulous monday!
adios x
only when I got fired for my blogReplyDelete
I agree to an extent. It really depends. My last blog (that I accidentally deleted) was my outlet during a VERY difficult time in my life. My sister, who I am very close to, was the only person I personally know who knew of my blog.ReplyDelete
If it wasn't for me being able to write about some very very private things (I'm sure you can remember some of the things) then I don't think I would be where I am emotionally today.
However, I would like a blog that is not so personal now. So I do (or am in the process of, at least)!
Oh how I agree with you! There are definitely some which I think are a little too much. Although I like not being anonymous. I don't advertise my blog to my friends but I think it's nice they can read it when they want. I do have to say though, there are definitely times when you want an anonymous blog, just to get things off your chest as it were...ReplyDelete
I like the probing question Brazen!!ReplyDelete
In my opinion, It's an "each to their own" thing. Until we've read another person's piece of writing, it's all just a bunch of words floating in cyber space. The reader may provide a label for them, a label that will undoubtedly be based on subjective views. So only at that point can it be considered over-sharing, or not.
I'm not afraid to share, given the right circumstances. You still have to respect other people's feelings but if people don't want to read what you write on your personal blog space, they shouldn't. If they do, they should respect your honesty. We all have very different ideas of what over-sharing is so who is to judge???
I shared my views on sharing recently:
I like the probing question Brazen!!ReplyDelete
In my opinion, It's an "each to their own" thing. Until we've read another person's piece of writing, it's all just a bunch of words floating in cyber space. The reader may provide a label for them, a label that will undoubtedly be based on subjective views. So only at that point can it be considered over-sharing, or not.
I'm not afraid to share, given the right circumstances. You still have to respect other people's feelings but if people don't want to read what you write on your personal blog space, they shouldn't. If they do, they should respect your honesty. But we all have very different ideas of what over-sharing is so who is to judge???
I'm not exempt from being catty at times though and criticizing people for saying (or showing) too much but I think I'm a pretty good judge of what is honesty and what is just plain, old, attention seeking...
I shared my views on sharing recently:
I overshare about stuff that concerns me - my feelings, stuff I have done etc.ReplyDelete
Eventho I write about the people in my life there real names arent really used and I dont post pics of them unless I have their permission!
I posted a post last week that was overshare! Wasnt the tight time to share it so I have made it private. Is the first time it has happened tho!
I overshared once and my daughter's friend and her mother read it!ReplyDelete
This is an interesting subject. Blogging has evolved fairly rapidly over the past 5 years as have most social networking functions (MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc....). The personal nature of some blogs stems from its every growing acceptance by the masses, part as communications tool and partly as on line psycho-therapy. I have probably been guilty of this as well, oftem times ranting about my employer in the past (which was a form of stress therapy...you are all my psychiatrists, didn't you know that?). But I have sort of put the skids on that now.ReplyDelete
My primary reason for blogging these days is to try and find an artistic escape and to relate personal recollections of the expeirences in our lives that tend to bind us all together. A sort of 'what we have learned' theme running throughout.
While some 'personal' blogs are interesting, they tend to read like an online diary, and like you said, most peoples lives just aren't that interesting in the long run.
I've found few blogs that are way too personal. Perhaps only one, and that one lasted a few weeks. I agree, there's a fine balancing act to play in this blogging world.ReplyDelete
>How personal is too personal?ReplyDelete
Positions. lol!
>Do you overshare alot?
Not a lot, but I'm sure I have. No one I know in RL knows I have a blog and my friends aren't as into the Internet as I am either, so I'm not all that worried about it.
Have you ever overshared and maybe should not have?
Of course. I was pissed off at my dad recently and let it rip in the comments. I try to have a little restraint in the post itself.
There are SO MANY blogs that are too personal. And I gotta say... apologies if mine is overshare... to anyone out there... but according to me the blog is about me and for me. No one else. I'm not there to please anyone. If you don't wanna read it, don't. If you read it, you're curiosity got the better of you. Nothing wrong with that.ReplyDelete
But no, I don't go advertising my mishaps and my sexlife on my blog though.
I agree that many people overshare online. Not that I don't like reading personal stories -- I really do, and am trying to make a concerted effort to be a bit more personal on my blog. But I think the worst culprit in oversharing online is Facebook. I have friends who use it religiously and 2 in particular who can't believe they didn't land jobs because their potential employer Facebooked them and saw an inappropriate photo or "funny" group made about the person.ReplyDelete
I have no thoughts on blogs that are "too personal" becuase it's up to the bloggers how much they share. All I worry about is keeping a balance of my blog so that it can be what I need it to be - a place to vent, get thoughts out of my head, ask questions and dialogue with people - without it hurting those I love. So I may mention a fight I've had with someone, but won't give the name or the person or get into specifics, if that makes sense? sometimes I wish I could bitch about my job without restraint or post about things that happen between TSc and I, but I wouldn't feel right about that, so that's my line that I won't cross.ReplyDelete
I think your blog is the same - you talk about real thinsg, but you make sure that your writing won't impact negatively on anyone you know and love. And I respect that about you.
I have no thoughts on blogs that are "too personal" becuase it's up to the bloggers how much they share. All I worry about is keeping a balance of my blog so that it can be what I need it to be - a place to vent, get thoughts out of my head, ask questions and dialogue with people - without it hurting those I love. So I may mention a fight I've had with someone, but won't give the name or the person or get into specifics, if that makes sense? sometimes I wish I could bitch about my job without restraint or post about things that happen between TSc and I, but I wouldn't feel right about that, so that's my line that I won't cross.ReplyDelete
I think your blog is the same - you talk about real thinsg, but you make sure that your writing won't impact negatively on anyone you know and love. And I respect that about you.
I originally started my blog to keep track of my vacation journals. What we did, where we went, points of interest...etc, etc.ReplyDelete
Since then, I've started writing about my life. But, I have my limits. I'm not slamming on people, or explaining my sex life, or bathroom behavior.
I write knowing that anyone could happen upon my blog. I might vent about the stupid lady at the grocery store that morning, but I try to watch what I do write. Sticking my foot in my mouth isn't a hobby I'd like to take up. :-)


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You and Me Stamp Set repeatedly in white and did some watercolor on top. Then I flicked on some pearlized water drops and added some sequins, hearts, and stamped a few sentiments. Here is a closer look...
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SWEET...love the embossing and inking!
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I love the look of the embossed circles + inking!
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I LOVE this card! So bright and bold and fun!
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such a COOL card!! i love how bright it is!!! i'm surrounded by boys too, so i feel your pink pain! any time i get to create with it, i do it with heart! lol! :) love the way you added the sentiments too! love love love this!
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Heather you always use such fab stamping techniques to create unique and pretty cards!
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I'm doing crazy - what a cool card, Heather. Love the colours, the design and everything on your awesome card :-)
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This card is perfect. I love everything about it, and I'm so happy it can hang on my wall :) Thank you so much for being a part of this hop! It means so much to me <3
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Anglo Indian Carved Padouk Card Table
Antique Anglo Indian Carved Padouk Card Table. 19th Century good quality games table, well Figured Padouk turnover top with green baize lining, foliate carved frieze standing on a turned and carved shaft with platform base on small bun feet and brass castors.
Dimensions: 92cm wide x 46cm when closed x 92cm when open x 79cm high.
Condition: Good condition, the top has been refinished and shows general age and wear with a few darker patches of wear, some chips and wear to the base with a historic repair - please refer to the photos.
Delivery: *£75 Delivery quoted covers England & Wales only. This item will be sent with a pallet delivery firm or a man and van courier. The delivery is kerbside or door to door service. A 2 man service is available please enquire for prices. We aim to dispatch and deliver your item as quickly as possible but the turnaround does vary depending on area and delivery service required. If you require the item quickly or are not ready to take delivery for a few weeks please notify us at the time of ordering. Please see our Delivery & Returns page for more information. We can arrange Worldwide Shipping.
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I love Christmastime and am rounding up some posts of Christmases past.
Take some time to Pause Smile and Breathe and enjoy the preparations and festivities.
Wondering what to do with your Christmas Tree Trunks? Here's one of our family's favorite traditions.
Need some new elfin inspirations: Elf ideas and More Elf Ideas.
Besides Christmas cookies, we love this refreshing, healthy and festive dessert. We serve these pretty Clementine Granitas on Christmas Eve.
Anyone in your family celebrate a December Birthday? Thoughts on birthdays close to Christmas.
Here's a great Christmas organization guest post about using a Christmas Binder to file craft and activity ideas to select from each year.


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These Are 2019's Happiest States In America
By Emily Lee
September 10, 2019
Even though it feels like just yesterday we were counting down to the start of 2019 on New Year's Eve, the year is actually almost over. Thanks to WalletHub.com, we know which states were the happiest in 2019. WalletHub looked to "happiness" research to figure out which state was the happiest in America, finding environmental factors, such as average amount of work hours, unemployment rates, divorce rates and more, help determine happiness and satisfaction in life.
To determine where Americans exhibit the best combination of these factors, WalletHub examined all 50 states across 31 key metrics, ranging from depression rate to sports participation rate to income growth. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing maximum happiness. WalletHub then determined each state's weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order their sample.
Here's the full list, starting with the happiest state:
- Hawaii
- Utah
- Minnesota
- California
- New Jersey
- Idaho
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- Nebraska
- Connecticut
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- Nevada
- Virginia
- New York
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Vermont
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Texas
- Illinois
- Wisconsin
- Pennsylvania
- South Dakota
- Florida
- South Carolina
- North Carolina
- Montana
- Kansas
- Rhode Island
- Wyoming
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Ohio
- Maine
- Oregon
- New Mexico
- Missouri
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma
- Alabama
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- West Virginia
Here are some other interesting findings from WalletHub's study:
- Hawaii has the lowest share of adult depression.
- South Dakota has the highest adequate-sleep rate.
- Washington has the highest sports participation rate.
- Utah has the fewest average work hours per week, the lowest divorce rate and the highest volunteer rate.
- North Dakota has the lowest long-term unemployment rates and the highest income growth.
- Minnesota is considered to be the safest state.
Where does your home state fall on this list?
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A network LED dimmer recently introduced by Opto 22 provides low voltage, flicker-free control of 12/24V DC LED lamps, bulbs, and strips using DMX, Modbus, or Optomux serial communications.
The new dimmer uses pulse width modulation technology (PWM) to control brightness from 0-100 percent for 9-30 to control VDC constant voltage LED lighting assemblies such as lamps, bulbs, strips, ropes, and bars. It can also be used for other resistive-type loads.
Pulse width modulation provides linear dimming with minimal color shift and flicker-free performance. The dimmer is unique because it controls the amount of power sent to the LEDs, rapidly changing the state from on to off. Use of these high switching frequencies makes dimming efficient and effective for LEDs.
Potential uses are vehicle and vessel applications where energy efficiency and the long life of low-voltage LED lighting would be an advantage. Because it is packaged in a compact, rugged enclosure, the design might be interesting for machine builders who want to implement LED lighting as part of their product.
The unit can be used alone or in combination with other dimmers for any application that requires variable light from LEDs. Lighting designers, facility engineers, and architects can use the dimmer in applications such as stage or accent lighting, LED color mixing, path marking, backlighting, and facade or wall lighting. When connected to an RS-485 serial network, multiple dimmers can be integrated into a lighting, automation, or building control system that supports either the DMX512-A, Modbus/ASCII, or Optomux network protocols.
The network dimmer uses an RS-485 serial network, and serial link connections are made by bare-wire spring connectors. Duplicated positions on the connector simplify daisy chaining, and up to 128 dimmers can be on the same serial link. Two blocks of DIP switches inside the case let the user set parameters such as the communications protocol, address, serial line termination, baud rate (Modbus and Optomux only), and parity (Modbus only).
A built-in test pushbutton is used for ramping LED intensity up and down, connectors for wiring a pushbutton for manual operation, and indicator lights to show serial communication and ramping operation.
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Are YOU a Homeowner who is Facing Foreclosure Due to:
Reduction in Self-Employment Income,
Death of Spouse,
Catastrophic Medical Expenses, or
If so, there may be help for you via SC HELP, see SC HELP Flyer.
Monthly Payment Assistance:
- makes monthly payments while you are seeking employment and a return to self-sustainability
Direct Loan Assistance:
- pays up to $20,000 on past due mortgage to bring it current
Property disposition assistance:
- provides $5,000 to help transition families from homeownership to rental housing if:
1. Application with SC HELP completed FIRST
2. Permission for short-sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure granted
3. Money distributed AFTER execution of deeds completed
South Carolina has been awarded, $295,431,000 in funding from the U.S. Treasury Department's Hardest Hit Funds to prevent mortgage foreclosure.
SC Housing Corp., a non-profit Division of the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority is administering the Program, known in SC as the South Carolina Homeownership and Employment Lending Program or SC HELP.
South Carolina Legal Services (SCLS) is one of the housing processing agencies for SC HELP. SCLS assists homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure gather and submit the required documents to be approved for mortgage assistance through SC HELP.
The list of documents can be found here – SC HELP Required Documents List
There are no income requirements for SC HELP and all services are free to the homeowner.
SC HELP will not pay any more than $20,000 on the arrearages.
SC HELP may approve payment of the $20,000 but the actual payment will not be made until SC HELP has verification that the homeowner can pay the balance of the arrearages or that it has been forgiven by the lender or it has been placed at the end of the mortgage.
The requirements for the property disposition assistance program should be carefully reviewed.
NOTE: A homeowner is not eligible for this program if the property has already been sold at foreclosure.
Homeowners may call South Carolina Legal Services toll-free at 1-888-257-1988 Or 1-855-HELP-4 SC
Homeowners may also submit an application at www.SCMORTGAGEHELP.com
For more detailed information about SC HELP, please see Information Flyer
For more information about SC Legal Services, please see SCLS General Brochure


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DWTS Who Wore it Better? Part XIII – The Chelsie Appreciation Edition
Well she may not be on the show this season, but "out of sight" is certainly not "out of mind" for us here at PureDWTS! What better time to show Chelsie she's loved than now? 🙂
I must confess, due to my own pessimistic tendencies, this was originally supposed to be the Anna Apprecation Edition, because I was so certain she wouldn't be back this season. But thankfully, she is, and now I have inspiration to create subsequent editions of WWIB featuring all of the female pros – eventually. 😉 Finding costume dittos is hard sometimes, even for someone with a freakishly near-photographic memory like mine…
Battle of the peach jeweled ballgown: Brooke's Viennese waltz with Derek in season 7 vs. Chelsie's pro dance with Dmitry to Jewel in season 8
Heidi: I think the look worked on Brooke simply so that the dress didn't detract from the emotion of the dance, which was a Viennese Waltz to Daughters, by John Mayer. It's kind of plain on her, otherwise. I prefer it on Chelsie, and I like her softer hairstyle with this dress. Of course, it could just be the lighting. 🙂
Courtney: I noticed several patterns with Chelsie's costume choices while compiling this post. The first is that she has an affinity for doing very lifty, contemporary choreo while wearing shortened ballgowns. You can't see in this picture, but this dress has actually been shortened substantially – check it out on the Randall website. May not be of any consequence to you guys, but I do find it kind of interesting how the costume department, when pressed for time & unable to create new costumes, just takes what they have on hand & changes it to work for them – very resourceful. Anywho! I always thought the dress was very pretty on Brooke, but I'm not sure it's a color she would pick for herself – seems too demure, and better suited to someone more wholesome and youthful, like Chelsie. And I'm not wild about Brooke's hair – looks too…plastered down? Idk.
The winner: Chelsie, for better coloring…or maybe lighting.
Battle of the black, fringed, jewel-trimmed Latin dress: Chelsie in the season 11 finale opening dance vs. Anna's opening credits shoot with Sugar Ray in season 12
Courtney: Another pattern I noticed with Chelsie: she is so freaking hard to get a decent screen cap of!!!!! Seriously – she never stops moving, and her technique is so good that she moves with such a range of motion that she's seldom in a position where she's facing the camera, in a neutral position. I got so many bad screenshots of her moving her body in crazy ways that made it impossible to see her costume well. She also seems fond of black-fringed costumes – this one is pretty similar to the one she wore for her cha-cha with Romeo, and she wore gloves for both. In truth – I'm not wild about this version of the black-fringed costume. Since there's very little sparkle, it just seems to look a little blah on both ladies for me. At least with the Romeo version, there was quite a bit of sparkle to give the costume some depth. I prefer colored versions of this particular style, such as the hot pink & multicolored versions featured in WWIB Part XI.
Heidi: I don't care for the long black gloves with the short, fringed latin dresses – I don't get that wardrobe choice at all. Other than that, there isn't much to say about it really – it's hard to see but I really prefer the dress on Anna – and again, it could just be the background and the lighting influencing me. I'm so easy. 🙂
The winner: Anna by a hair…with an assist from the background & lighting 🙂
Battle of the sheer, white, feather-trimmed ballgown: Cheryl's Viennese waltz with Chad in season 10 vs. Chelsie's dance with Mark in the "America's Favorite Dancers" show
Heidi: They all have their "tics" don't they?? 🙂 Mark's is high water pants and polka dots, Cheryl's is the sheer ballgown skirt. I much prefer Cheryl's tic in this case, although I do find it a rather strange choice. As for who wore it better?? Well, I think Chelsie is wearing it like it's a dress made for CHERYL, if that makes sense. It doesn't really seem like it belongs on her, and I also prefer Cheryl's hairstyle, as it is fancy, fancy, fancy…just like the dress.
Courtney: Ahhh yes – another representative of Cheryl's ongoing infatuation with sheer-skirted ballgowns 🙂 This one is odd for me: I think the bodice is gorgeous, with all of the beading & delicate details, but the skirt…looks totally silly to me. Like they let a class of preschoolers decorate it with a bunch of feathers & pom-poms. All that's missing is the uncooked macaroni and you've got yourself a craft project! I don't know…they both look good from the waist up, and bizarre from the waist down. I'm apathetic.
The winner: Cheryl loves her some sheer skirts…and rocks them well.
Battle of the red, jeweled midriff Latin costume: Chelsie in the pro dance with the Mwano family in season 11 vs. Edyta's salsa relay with Ashley in season 9
Courtney: Chelsie costuming pattern #3: she will never show her stomach completely. Seriously…find me an example of her midriff being completely exposed and I will gladly admit I'm wrong. She'll wear cut-out dresses, or ones that show a teeny-tiny bit of belly, but then you've got 2-piece costumes like this where they slap a piece of mesh down the front. This costume definitely had to go through some un-Edytafication before Chelsie would wear it…the mesh, the extra layer of fabric on the skirt to cover the sides, the increased chest coverage. Normally I would give this one to Edyta, no contest, but the open sides of the skirt look weird to me. Gotta go with Chelsie this time.
Heidi: Edyta, by a mile. It was originally designed for her and by adding back material it just makes an already unfortunate dress worse. 🙂 When you add the mesh on the front it make the whole dress look heavy, what with the double patterned belts around the hips and under the bra line. I think Edyta is just playing the part here better than Chelsie is – and damn that woman has a body. 🙂
The winner: Edyta, for playing the part.
Battle of the lavender, jewel-trimmed, one-shoulder ballgown: Kym's Viennese waltz with Donny in season 9 vs. Chelsie's Viennese waltz with Jake in the season 10 finale
Heidi: I think Chelsie is a bit too short for this dress – maybe if it was straight to the floor instead of layered it would work better for me. Both women look very pretty, but I'm gonna have to go with Kym, I believe.
Courtney: This is another thing I hate about screen-capping – it always makes colors look too warm. The dress is closer to the color on the left than the color on the right – but it's a pretty color, regardless. I think it's a good example of the "less is more" concept of costuming – very simple silhouette, flattering color, minimal trim. Lovely 🙂 Looks great on both ladies, but I have to give this one to Kym – love her romantic wavy hair. Looks like Chelsie may have been the victim of the dreaded quick-change, which usually necessitates un-fussy, generically-styled hair to fit multiple costumes.
The winner: She of the Awesome Boobage dominates once again.
Battle of the gold, fringed, halter-top Latin dress: Chelsie in the season 8 intros vs. Ashly in the 150th episode pro dance to "Hard to Handle" in season 6
Heidi: Hmmm….tough call. Both ladies wear this dress well. It compliments both Chelsie's sunny, California girl look, and Ashly's darker hair and complexion. This one is a tough call!! I think I'm leaning toward Chelsie, but I have to idea why. 🙂
Courtney: Maybe because we have a hard time believing a wholesome Mormon mommy like Ashly would pick out an outfit like this for herself? 😉 I dunno, at least that's what I think – both ladies are on the wholesome side, but Chelsie is able to pull off sexier, flashier outfits a bit better, IMO. The impression I get from Ashly in this dress is that "I had to wear a gold dress to match the other dancers, so I bit the bullet and picked out the most conservative one I could." Plus I love the way a gold outfit looks paired with blonde hair 🙂
The winner: Chelsie, for looking more comfortable being sexy.
Battle of the pale blue, jeweled high-neck ballgown: Nicole's waltz with Derek in season 10 vs. Chelsie's pro dance with Dmitry to Goo Goo Dolls in season 11
Courtney: I had completely forgotten about this one – and now that I'm looking at it, I'm realizing that it is really a beautiful dress. Simple silhouette with delicate details. Again, looks great on both ladies, but I'm gonna go with Nicole on this one – I think this dress is better balanced as a long dress, and the high neck looks a bit odd on Chelsie.
Heidi: I think the high collar on this dress rather begs for an upswept, formal hairstyle. It draws the eye to a nice neck and you don't want your hair ruining the effect. So, I have to go with Nicole also. The bodice of the dress with the shorter length (and lack of shoes) on Chelsie just doesn't look quite right.
The winner: Nicole, by a length…of dress.


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Serious Reads: Blood, Bones, and Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
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In an era of foams, squeeze-bottle plating, and miniature courses, some chefs have staunchly stood by their comfortable, hearty menus. Gabrielle Hamilton, the chef/owner behind Prune restaurant in New York City, is just such a real-food advocate. A glance at her restaurant's menu reveals pancakes, lamb chops, collard greens, and a variety of other delicious, accessible plates. Her new memoir, Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, details how she went from coddled child to college dropout to writer and finally to excellent chef—all by the age of 35. Hers is a story of disappointment, growth, success, and the power of food to transform even the most troubling life.
Hamilton was raised under the tutelage of her mother, a French ballerina who knew seemingly everything about finding and preparing food. In the first section of her memoir, "Blood," Hamilton describes growing up with four siblings, a powerful mother, and a slightly off-kilter father, in the years before her parents' divorce sent the family into a tailspin. Some of her memories, of awkward moments of adolescence, caused me to giggle uncontrollably. Others, nostalgic for family parties or the smells of her now-estranged mother's perfume, conveyed a gaping sadness that carries throughout the memoir, despite Hamilton's insistently light-hearted tone.
The second section, "Bones," takes us along the winding trail that eventually led Hamilton to her career as a chef. She had always been an aspiring writer, and made halting progress through her undergraduate years and an isolating Masters program in writing. Yet these years are now recounted through the lens of a series of cooking gigs—in catering kitchens, greasy spoons, and summer camp cafeterias—along the way.
When she emerged from her formal education and began working in New York, it wasn't long before she jumped on an opportunity to open her own restaurant. Her strong will, dirty mouth, and passion for her mother's recipes made her a prime candidate to run a competitive neighborhood restaurant.
The book's third segment, "Butter," may be the most revealing of Hamilton's current emotional state. After spending years in a committed lesbian relationship, Hamilton met a handsome Italian man whom she married in a humble City Hall ceremony. Together they have two young children, but a frosty relationship that entails sleeping in separate beds and barely speaking between month-long vacations to his family home in Italy. It is never made quite clear to the perhaps-somewhat-confused reader why Hamilton has chosen to live in such odd circumstances. But Hamilton's approach in this memoir is very frank. This book is her life, and we, like her, must come to terms with its complications.
Hamilton's tone and experiences will be familiar to those well-versed in chef memoirs—but hers is a book fraught with enough twists and turmoil to set it apart. Her numerous families (the broken home in which she was raised, her sous chefs and employees in the restaurant, her husband's loud Italian relatives) are presented without much comment or question. Rather, Hamilton focuses her self-analysis on how and why she has come to love the kitchen, and to make it her life's passion. She shares so much that seemingly has nothing to do with cooking—and yet in the book's concluding pages, you realize that the non-culinary details have in fact told you everything about Gabrielle Hamilton's deep passion for eating, cooking, and providing for those she loves.
About the Author: A student in Providence, Rhode Island, Leah Douglas loves learning about, talking about, reading about, and consuming food. Her work is also featured in Rhode Island Monthly Magazine.
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JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – "In The Mood," a retro 1940s musical revue will be performing at Jacksonville's Times-Union Center's Moran Theater on Saturday.
"In the Mood" is more than a concert -- it's a big band theatrical swing revue featuring the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra, and other greats of the 1940s," said creator and producer Bud Forrest.
In The Mood features a company of 19 on stage including the "In the Mood" singers and dancers with the String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra. Their music arrangements, costumes and choreography are as authentic as it gets and celebrates the 1940s and 1950s.
"This was a time when all of America was listening and dancing to the same kind of music. Swing aficionados, especially seniors who heard the music first hand, adore this show, but this family show is for all ages! If you have never heard a big band before, this is the one to see," said Forrest.
In the Mood began as a celebration of an unusual era in American music, the 1940s. The Swing Era. On radio, in theaters and ballrooms, the Big Bands were drawing record crowds. Vocal groups and soloists sang a repertory of great songs, and for the last time in the nation's history, the entire country shared a common popular music.
"The body of song did much to sustain national morale during World War II, the pivotal event of the 20th Century. We invite veterans to come out tonight in Jacksonville, we will be paying honor to them in a special way," said Forrest.
For tickets call 904-632-3373 or visit artistseriesjax.org. Tickets start at $26.50.